On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. His suborbital flight came less than a month after Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth once.
A study suggests that horses who know their trainers have a good concept of person. However, a trainer working with a new horse can expect less success.
Eric Villard is a writer who enjoys anything related to science and technology, from the newest geeky gadget to the latest Hubble unveiling. He always tries to keep one eye above the horizon. To him, discovery is the essence of mankind. Without it we'd still be huddled around fires in dank caves, with sticks and stones for tools and mud and rock walls for ink and parchment.